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Guantanamo release negotiations ruling [UK QB]
Al Rawi & Ors, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs & Anor, Supreme Court of Judicature Queen's Bench Division, Divisional Court, May 4, 2006 . Read the full text of the judgment. Reported (More) |
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Guantanamo detainees lose UK court bid to force government to help with release
The UK High Court on Thursday rejected the petition of a group of British residents detained at Guantanamo Bay appealing against the government's decision not to press the US government to release the detainees. The detainees asked the court (More) |
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US denies outsourcing torture on eve of UN panel hearing
As the UN Committee Against Torture prepares to hold its review of US compliance with international laws banning torture, a US State Department lawyer said Thursday that the US does not outsource torture and claimed that allegations of secret fligh (More) |
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Amnesty International report to UN torture committee says US abuses widespread
Amnesty International Wednesday released a report it has submitted to the UN Committee Against Torture detailing widespread torture and inhumane treatment of prisoners at US detention sites around the world and at facilities in the United State (More) |
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Revised Army interrogation manual held up by secrecy concerns
The release of a revised US Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation has been delayed while Defense Department officials continue to debate whether a portion of the manual should remain secret. Discussions have been underway for over a year (More) |
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FOIA DOD records on prisoner abuse by US personnel [ACLU]
Documents regarding the treatment of US-held detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay, released to the public by the ACLU on May 2, 2006 pursuant to a FOIA request [showing that US officials had knowledge of reports of abuse at detention fac (More) |
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Freedom and the 'Wet Foot, Dry Foot' Policy
JURIST Special Guest Columnist Roberto Iraola, a former prosecutor now with the US Department of the Interior, says that Cuban migrants reaching American shores after fleeing the oppressive regime of Fidel Castro should be given the benefit of the le (More) |
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Detainee abuse and accountability report [NYU-HRW-HRF]
By the Numbers: Findings of the Detainee Abuse and Accountability Project, New York University Center for Human Rights and Global Justice, Human Rights Watch, Human Rights First, April 26, 2006 . Read the full text of the report. Reported in JURIST&# (More) |
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Guantanamo detainee tells military tribunal he fought US, but denies war crimes
American-educated Saudi and alleged al Qaeda suspect Ghassan Abdullah al Sharbi denied before a pre-trial military commission hearing at Guantanamo Bay Thursday that he was guilty of war crimes , but said he was "willing to pay the price" (More) |
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Rights groups say US troops abused hundreds of detainees
At least 600 US troops have been linked to cases of abuse , torture or killing of as many as 460 detainees at various detention facilities around the world, three human rights groups reported Wednesday. According to a report from the Center for Hum (More) |
Reign of Terror begins in French Revolution
On April 6, 1793, the Committee of Public Safety takes power as the executive agency of France during the French Revolution, starting the Reign of Terror. During this period, the Committee sought to eliminate "enemies of the Revolution" by summary trials of noblemen, clergy, merchants, and peasants alike. The Reign of Terror ended with the overthrow the Committee's last and most prominent member, Maximilien Robespierre. By this time, 20,000 to 40,000 Frenchman and women had been executed by guillotine.
Learn more about the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.
